Methadone detox is a procedure which should always be overseen by drug detox professionals in a drug and alcohol rehab program that recognizes how difficult and how much of a challenge methadone detox is. Methadone detox is very often significantly more serious in terms of symptoms of withdrawal and duration than even heroin detox, and persons sometimes go back to methadone to relieve symptoms of withdrawal or even worse turn to heroin or medical narcotics to ease symptoms of withdrawal. For this reason methadone detox should only be undergone under with the help of staff at a Dunlow drug rehab which has experience in handling this form of detox, and where the individual can take part in more treatment methods to address all substance abuse concerns.